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PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. U.S. GYPSUM CO.

No. 92-5616.

991 F.2d 1080 (1993)

PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; Pic Realty Corporation; and 745 Property Investments v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY; W.R. Grace & Company; The Celotex Corporation; United States Mineral Products Company; Pfizer, Inc.; Asbestospray Corporation; and John Doe Companies, fictitious names for present unidentified entities. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and PIC Realty Corporation ("Prudential"), Petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward A. Zunz, Jr. (argued), Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, Morristown, NJ, for petitioners Prudential Ins. Co. of America and PIC Realty Corp.

Kell M. Damsgaard (argued), Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA, for respondent U.S. Gypsum Co.

Anthony J. Marchetta (argued), Hannoch Weisman, Roseland, NJ, for respondent W.R. Grace & Co.

Frank C.B. Friestedt, Hecker, Brown, Sherry & Johnson, Philadelphia, PA, for respondent U.S. Mineral Products Co.

Stephen N. Dermer, Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, Roseland, NJ, for respondent Keene Corp.

Richard A. Koehler, Stich, Angell, Kreidler & Muth, Minneapolis, MN.

Before: BECKER, ALITO and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

GARTH, Circuit Judge:

Petitioners, Prudential Insurance Company of America and PIC Realty Corporation ("Prudential"), seek the issuance of a writ of mandamus that requires the review of an order of the district court appointing Dean Henry G. Manne of the George Mason University School of Law as a special master. Because the record before us does not satisfy the exceedingly high standard that must be met before the reference of a special...

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